List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat (1960-2023)

By : Neha Dhyani

Updated : Feb 22, 2023, 11:04

As per the Gujarat CM list, Bhupendrabhai Patel is the 15th chief minister of Gujarat. The state of Gujarat was formed in 1960 by splitting the then Bombay along a linguistic boundary. The Indian National Congress was the first to govern the state after its creation, with Jivraj Narayan Mehta as the inaugural CM of Gujarat.

Since 1995 the Bharatiya Janata Party has been dominating Gujarat with several years of continuous terms. We have shared the Gujarat CM list here, along with names and details of the tenure of the previous chief ministers of the state of Gujarat.

CM of Gujarat 2023

Bhupendrabhai Patel is the incumbent CM of Gujarat as of 2023. He took oath as the chief minister on 13 September 2021 and has been serving office since then. He is politically associated with the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). Patel succeeded Vijay Rupani as chief minister when the latter resigned from office in 2021.

According to the Gujarat CM list, all of the chief ministers in the state have been from the BJP for the last 12 years. We have given the names of all the previous chief ministers of the state in the Gujarat chief minister list shared here.

Gujarat CM List

Below is the list of Chief Ministers of Gujarat from 1960 till date. Check out the name, tenure period, and political party of the previous CM of Gujarat here.

Sr.No.	CM of Gujarat	Tenure	Party
1	Bhupendra Patel	13 September 2021 - Present	Bharatiya Janata Party
2	Vijay Rupani	7 August 2016 - 13 September 2021	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	Anandiben Patel	22 May 2014 - 7 August 2016	Bharatiya Janata Party
4	Narendra Modi	7 October 2001 - 22 May 2014	Bharatiya Janata Party
5	Keshubhai Patel	4 March 1998 - 6 October 2001	Bharatiya Janata Party
6	Dilip Parikh	28 October 1997 - 4 March 1998	Rashtriya Janata Party
7	Shankersinh Vaghela	23 October 1996 - 27 October 1997	Rashtriya Janata Party
8	Suresh Mehta	21 October 1995 - 19 September 1996	Bharatiya Janata Party
9	Keshubhai Patel	14 March 1995 - 21 October 1995	Bharatiya Janata Party
10	Chhabildas Mehta	17 February 1994 - 13 March 1995	Indian National Congress
11	Chimanbhai Patel	4 March 1990 - 17 February 1994	Janata Dal
12	Madhav Singh Solanki	10 December 1989 -3 March 1990	Indian National Congress
13	Amarsinh Chaudhary	6 July 1985 - 9 December 1989	Indian National Congress
14	Madhav Singh Solanki	7 June 1980 - 6 July 1985	Indian National Congress
15	Babubhai J. Patel	11 April 1977 - 17 February 1980	Janata Party
16	Madhav Singh Solanki	24 December 1976 - 10 April 1977	Indian National Congress
17	Babubhai J. Patel	18 June 1975 -12 March 1976	Janata Party
18	Chimanbhai Patel	17 July 1973 - 9 February 1974	Indian National Congress
19	Ghanshyam Oza	17 March 1972-17 July 1973	Indian National Congress
20	Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai	19 September 1965 - 12 May 1971	Indian National Congress (O)
21	Balwantrai Mehta	19 September 1963 - 19 September 1965	Indian National Congress
22	Jivraj Narayan Mehta	1 May 1960 - 19 September 1963	Indian National Congress
23	President's Rule	13 May 1971-17 March 1972
24	President's Rule	9 February 1974-18 June 1975
25	President's Rule	12 March 1976 - 24 December 1976
26	President's Rule	17 February 1980 - 6 June 1980
27	President's Rule	19 September 1996 - 23 October 1996

Notable Gujarat Chief Ministers

Some of the previous Gujarat chief ministers have been noted for their contributions to the state of Gujarat. One of them is none other than Narendra Modi, who served the longest term as chief minister of the state. Here are the details about some of the most influential CM of Gujarat.

Jivraj Narayan Mehta

He was the first Chief Minister of Gujarat who took charge of the office from 1 May 1960 to 19 September 1963.
He was a student of medicine and completed his postgraduate studies in London.
On returning from London, Jivraj Narayan Mehta served as the personal doctor of Mahatma Gandhi for a brief period and joined the independence movement.
After Independence, he held various public offices, such as the first "Dewan" (Prime Minister) of the erstwhile Baroda State.
Later, on completing his tenure as a CM of Gujarat, he also served as the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1966.

Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the 14th and the current Prime Minister of India, was the Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001 to 2014.
He was appointed as the Chief Minister in 2001, given the failing health of Keshubhai Patel.
He was also the longest-serving Chief Minister of Gujarat, with a continuous tenure of 12 long years.
However, he resigned as the Chief Minister after his election as the Prime Minister in 2014.

Anandiben Patel

She served as the first female Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2014 to 2016.
She succeeded Narendra Modi as the next CM of the state of Gujarat.
She also served as the Cabinet Minister for Education as a BJP member from 2002 to 2007.
She resigned from the office of the CM of Gujarat on 1 August 2016 as she was turning 75 years old.
She is currently serving as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

Bhupendrabhai Patel

Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel is the incumbent Gujarat chief minister.
He started his political career in the municipal bodies of Ahmedabad before being elected the MLA of Gujarat.
After Vijay Rupani resigned, Bhupendra Patel was unanimously elected as the BJP legislative party leader and the Chief Minister of Gujarat on 12 September 2021.

Gujarat Chief Minister List by Political Party

Check the names of the Gujarat chief ministers from various political parties and their tenure duration. We have shared the names of the political parties, the number of CM of Gujarat and their days of holding the CM office here.

#	Name of Political Party	Number of Gujarat Chief Minister	Days of Holding Office
1	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	6	9673 days
2	Indian National Congress (INC)	8	8495 days
3	Indian National Congress (Organisation) (INCO)	2	1768 days
4	Janata Party (JP)	1	1042 days
5	Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP)	2	497 days
6	Janata Dal (Gujarat) (JD)	1	235 days

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FAQs about CM of Gujarat

Q1. Who is the CM of Gujarat 2023?

Bhupendrabhai Patel is the CM of Gujarat 2023 who took charge of the office on 13 Sep 2021. He is associated with the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). He began his political career in the municipal bodies of Ahmedabad before being elected the MLA of Gujarat, and ultimately becoming the chief minister of Gujarat.

Q2. Who was the first CM of Gujarat from BJP?

Keshubhai Patel was the first CM of Gujarat from the BJP. He assumed control of the CMO from 14 March 1995 to 21 October 1995. After a tenure of seven months, Keshubhai Patel was succeeded by Suresh Mehta as the new CM of Gujarat from 21 October 1995 to 19 September 1996.

Q3. How many times did Narendra Modi become the CM of Gujarat?

Narendra Modi became the CM of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014. He was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Gujarat, with a continuous term of 12 years and 227 days. He only resigned as the Gujarat chief minister when he was elected as the Prime Minister of India in 2014.

Q4. Who was the first Chief Minister of Gujarat?

Jivraj Narayan Mehta was the first CM of Gujarat who served the Chief Minister’s Office from 1 May 1960 to 19 September 1963. After completing his tenure as the CM of Gujarat, Jivraj Mehta also served as the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1966.

Q5. Who was the first female Chief Minister of Gujarat?

Anandiben Patel served as the first female Chief Minister of Gujarat. She succeeded Narendra Modi as the next CM of the state of Gujarat. Besides that, Anandiben Patel also served as the Cabinet Minister for Education as a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party from 2002 to 2007.

Q6. Who is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Gujarat?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Gujarat. He served the office of the Gujarat Chief Minister from 2001 to 2014. He was loved and supported by the people of Gujarat and resigned in 2014 when he became the Prime Minister of the country.